Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| late / is / John / often |
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| Do / at home? / you / usually / have lunch |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| ? / Kevin / always / Does / win |
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| to the gym / every day / you / ? / go / Do |
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| I / dress / Can / in green? / always |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / rarely / when you talk to her / She |
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| oranges / eat / I / hardly ever |
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| is / always / She / asking me questions |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| to help me / very often / My parents / come |
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| go / three times a week / I / to the gym |
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| My parents / go on holiday / almost never |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| need / usually / some help with the homework / They |
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| have / We / soup / every other day |
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| in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / am / very tired / usually |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| phoned / me / twice / Yesterday, / she |
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| Tom / rarely / help you / if you need it / will |
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| five times / I / saw / it |
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| I / shopping / have to go / day in, day out |
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| breaks down / several times a year / My car |
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| I / what to say / never / know |
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| to the dentist / go / once a year / usually / I |
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| every other day. / some petrol / I travel a lot. I / need |
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| They / never / listen / can |
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| find / can / You / never / your car keys |
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| usually / to the hairdresser's / once a month / go / I |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| dresses / in blue / very often / She |
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| always / at 8 a.m. / I / get up |
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| How / do / you / to the disco? / go / often |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the end) |
| Do / often / you / feel tired? |
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| Place it in mid-position (not at the beginning or the end) |
| Mike / for dinner / pizza / eats / often |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
